English
papyros
Papyros comes from Ancient Greek πάπυρος ‘the plant papyrus’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάπυροςpápuros‘the plant papyrus’
- Englishearliest quotation 1901papyros
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάπυροςpápuros‘the plant papyrus’
- Englishearliest quotation 1901papyros
Earliest quotation: 1901, The Canada Medical Record: “The famous “Papyros Ebers,” which was written during the…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek πάπυρος ‘the plant papyrus’
Today it means
noun Synonym of papyrus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πάπυρος / papyros